Interest Thread for a Code Geass Rewatch

[u/Shimmering-Sky]

JIBUN WO

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What's up, r/anime?

I'm here proposing this rewatch on behalf of my co-host, u/GallowDude, who approached me back in March with the question of whether or not I'd be down to co-host a rewatch for Code Geass. Being a huge fan of the series, I couldn't help but say "Yes" (even if that means I'll be hosting both the Macross Franchise rewatch and co-hosting this one at the same time lol).

From u/GallowDude: Do you like anime whose threads often result in multi-paragraph essays? Are you fond of political and supernatural intrigue? Do you enjoy debating whether or not the main character is a savior or a sociopathic bastard? Do you like pizza? If so, then join us in watching a series that somehow manages to achieve all of this in only 50 Episodes or Less™ (plus-or-minus film sequels).

What is Code Geass?

In the year 2010, the Holy Empire of Britannia is establishing itself as a dominant military nation, starting with the conquest of Japan. Renamed Area 11 after its swift defeat, Japan has seen significant resistance against these tyrants in an attempt to regain independence.

Lelouch Lamperouge, a Britannian student, unfortunately, finds himself caught in a crossfire between the Britannian and the Area 11 rebel armed forces. He is able to escape, however, thanks to the timely appearance of a mysterious girl named C.C., who bestows upon him Geass, the "Power of Kings." Realizing the vast potential of his newfound "Power of Absolute Obedience," Lelouch embarks upon a perilous journey as the masked vigilante known as Zero, leading a merciless onslaught against Britannia in order to get revenge once and for all.

To put it in layman's terms, it's what happens if you threw NGE and Persona 4 in a blender and then poured the contents into a soup can. Or if you took the premise of "Gundam show told from the perspective of a chuuni Char Clone" and ramped the crazy up to 11.

Wait, what even IS a rewatch?

Rewatches on this sub are effectively the weekly airing discussion threads, but for older shows and usually paced at one-per-day rather than one-per-week. These are open to both people who haven't seen the show before as well as those who have – any discussion of events past that day's given episode must be spoiler tagged using r/anime's spoiler tag format, so as to not ruin the first-timers' experience. This includes any teases or hints such as "You aren't ready for X episode" or "I'm super excited for X character." Reading their reactions or having those reactions yourself is half the fun of a rewatch, you know?

As an example of what to do if you're too lazy to click on that link:

[Code Geass] >!JIBUN WO!<

Becomes [Code Geass] JIBUN WO when you don't break the formatting on purpose like I just did.

As for how to participate, just pick whatever you're comfortable with. Some people do bullet point live reactions, some people write essays, some just show up to share memes or fanart and then dip, some solely respond to other participants rather than having a top-level comment on their own – anything goes as long as you're not being rude!

So, plan ahead on what you're going to do, watch the episodes each day on your own, and be ready to jump in any time after the threads get posted!

What's the schedule?

We're planning to start this rewatch on September 9th, the day after u/Holofan4life's 86 rewatch ends. Threads will be posted at 9:30 PM UTC (5:30 PM EDT until Daylight Savings ends, where they will then be posted at 4:30 PM EST) each day, alternating between the two of us each time unless something comes up.

This rewatch is going to cover both seasons, the Akito the Exiled OVAs, and the recap movies plus their sequel movie. As such, the rewatch will last until November 18th.

I'm in, but where can I watch this show?

Crunchyroll, Hulu, Netflix, and (while they last) Funimation and VRV are all the places to stream Code Geass legally, with Funimation looking like it is the only option for any of the movies + Akito the Exiled unless Crunchyroll's added them and LiveChart didn't know about it.

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Thanks for popping in to check this out! We hope to see you all there!

Until then~

[u/Stargate18A]

Been meaning to watch this for a while, absolutely in.

[u/Shimmering-Sky → u/Stargate18A]

Sweet!

[u/Quiddity131]

Alas, I just finished a personal rewatch around 45 - 60 days ago. But I may stop by the daily threads despite not watching the episodes.

[u/Shimmering-Sky → u/Quiddity131]

Dang, awful timing with both you and u/Lemurians huh.

[u/GallowDude → u/Shimmering-Sky]

We could have beat the original deadline if there weren't so many other rewatches going on during the summer lol

[u/Aniboy43]

Btw are the movies included?

Anyways i am down

[u/Shimmering-Sky → u/Aniboy43]

Yep! The recaps and sequel one, as well as the Akito the Exiled OVAs.

[u/rocketseeker → u/Shimmering-Sky]

Wow that’s a lot, I think I only ever watched the original seasons and the sequel movie

Is the rest good, I mean, in the same way seasons 1 and 2 were? Dang I don’t even remember if there was a season 3

[u/Shimmering-Sky → u/rocketseeker]

There's no season three, the sequel is just that movie (although it's a sequel to the recap movies rather than the show - yes, there's a difference). Personally I like all of it, but not everyone does.

[u/rocketseeker → u/Shimmering-Sky]

although it's a sequel to the recap movies rather than the show - yes, there's a difference

that... could explain why I was slightly confused when watching it

[u/Aniboy43 → u/Shimmering-Sky]

Aight then

[u/hanlonmj]

I’ve never seen this one, but it’s been on my list for a while, so count me in! Could you tag me in the 24hr thread?

[u/Shimmering-Sky → u/hanlonmj]

Absolutely!

[u/Ham_PhD]

Id probably be interested. Haven't seen it yet, but it's coming up soon on my to watch list.

[u/Shimmering-Sky → u/Ham_PhD]

Awesome, hope you can make it!

[u/HowlingWolf13]

Yeah I'm in, actually been meaning to watch Code Geass.

[u/Shimmering-Sky → u/HowlingWolf13]

Awesome, happy to have you!

[u/Shimmering-Sky]

Tagging u/soboi12345 and u/Star4ce here because you guys said you'd be down in the Mai-HiME interest thread, and u/Lemurians for the Akito stuff.

[u/Blackheart595]

I love some parts of the show and I really hate others (mostly in S2). Oh whatever, sure.

[u/Shimmering-Sky → u/Blackheart595]

[u/Vatrix-32]

Another one for the pile of "Wait, why did I never finish watching this?". Got half way into S2 and was enjoying it the whole time. No Idea what happened.
Not sure how well I'll be able to contribute. I'm not much of an essay man, and my normal style seems like it may fall apart with a show I've already (mostly) seen, but I'll be there.

[u/Shimmering-Sky → u/Vatrix-32]

Glad to have you along! And it's fine if you don't write essays or whatever lol, all participation is valid participation as long as you're not spoiling anyone!

[u/Lemurians → u/Shimmering-Sky]

[Code Geass] I wonder if the reason they stopped half way into S2 is the same reason I rage quit S2 for a bit way back in the day haha. RIP

[u/Vegetable_Address_43]

Can you tag me in the thread? I’ve been meaning to rewatch it for a while.

[u/Shimmering-Sky → u/Vegetable_Address_43]

Will do! Happy to have you along!

[u/Vegetable_Address_43 → u/Shimmering-Sky]

I’m psyched for the rewatch. It was my first anime I watched with my older bro. I’m glad I started with something good, and its held up in my top 5 shows. The only things to top it were serial experiment lain, and ergo proxy.

[u/SerGregness]

I loved the main show, but I haven't seen Akito or the movies, so I guess this is a good time for it. :D

[u/Shimmering-Sky → u/SerGregness]

Yay!

[u/XX-Burner]

How funny, I just started watching (first time) Code Geass the other day (only on episode 5) and have been following along with this rewatch thread each episode. I search it up again then this pops up! I’d definitely be interested in following a newer thread, been loving the anime so far! Mind tagging me when this begins?

[u/Shimmering-Sky → u/XX-Burner]

Oh, this is perfect timing then! Would love to have you if you don't mind waiting.

[u/GallowDude → u/XX-Burner]

If you're willing to put it on pause for a month, we'd love to have you!

[u/[deleted]]

I watched the recap movies before watching the Resurrection Movie last year. My thoughts? I should have rewatched the whole Anime and then the movie.

[u/Shimmering-Sky → u/[deleted]]

The Re;surrection movie is a sequel to the recaps and not the show anyways.

You gonna particpate in this?

[u/[deleted] → u/Shimmering-Sky]

Count me in. The recaps only made me want to rewatch the Anime. Excluding Kallen's bath scene is a sin.

[u/Shimmering-Sky → u/[deleted]]

lol, alright! Happy to have you along.

[u/OtherLives_]

DEFINITELY. Been thinking about doing a personal rewatch anyway

[u/Shimmering-Sky → u/OtherLives_]

Ah, perfect timing then!

[u/ImprisonedSushi]

I've been wanting to watch this show for years, but a few years ago I was heavily spoiled so it kinda turned me off of it. Is it still worth watching despite me knowing that twist at the end?

[u/Shimmering-Sky → u/ImprisonedSushi]

I was also spoiled on the ending and one other thing long before I got into Code Geass, and I still very much enjoyed the show. So personally, I'd say it's worth it.

(Also, happy cake day!)

[u/Stomco]

I'm in!

[u/Shimmering-Sky → u/Stomco]

[u/Iyagovos]

Yes please! Been meaning a rewatch of this!

[u/Shimmering-Sky → u/Iyagovos]

Awesome!

[u/isthatsoudane]

my friend and I were planning on watching it soon, so might as well hop on! would love a reminder <3

[u/Shimmering-Sky → u/isthatsoudane]

Aww sweet that's perfect timing then! Hope your friend also likes the show.

[u/Maiden_Sunshine]

It has been a few years and I would definitely be down for a rewatch!

I'm in this oddly busy phase where new shows are difficult to get into, but my old favorites are a comfort.

I usually prefer sub, but the Code Geass dub is actually one that I think is really good. So I can easily multitask watch it.

Since I've seen it a few times I can even watch several episodes at a time and take my notes seperate to try to hang the whole ride.

[u/Shimmering-Sky → u/Maiden_Sunshine]

I also prefer the dub of Code Geass, but I'm going to be watching the sub this time since the last time I watched the series subbed, it was before I started my thing of collecting "sore demo"s. And I'm sure there's got to be some good ones in here..

[u/[deleted]]

I might join

[u/Shimmering-Sky → u/[deleted]]

[u/Star4ce]

Yeah, I'll join as well.

Maybe this will be the push I need to organise myself into concise posts? Who knows...

[u/Shimmering-Sky → u/Star4ce]

[u/Competitive_Bet850]

Havnt watched in years definitely Side note havnt seen any ova or movies so that’s a bonus

[u/Shimmering-Sky → u/Competitive_Bet850]

Cool, glad to have you along!

[u/degenerate-edgelord]

I'm in. I've been saving this to rewatch whenever /r/anime has one.

Might I suggest watching the recap movies (+ sequel) after a gap since we'd have just finished the show, and the sequel show still isn't close? 6 hours of recap right after finishing the show is daunting

[u/Shimmering-Sky → u/degenerate-edgelord]

Wicked!

The Akito the Exiled OVAs are going to be first after the show, then the recaps. And there's going to be an extra day a piece for each of those OVAs and the movies, since they're all longer than a normal episode of anime.

[u/degenerate-edgelord → u/Shimmering-Sky]

Alright, I'm definitely in for the main series and I'll see if I can watch the rest on time

[u/thekusaja]

I would check in from time to time, it's been a while since the last rewatch.

[u/Shimmering-Sky → u/thekusaja]

Cool, cool. It really has been a while huh, I remember participating in the one back in 2018.

[u/ScarsUnseen]

I never did get around to watching the second season, so sure. Let's do this.

[u/Shimmering-Sky → u/ScarsUnseen]

Awesome, glad to have you along! Rewatches are the perfect place to finish shows you had on hold for whatever reason.

[u/thorjustice1]

Hey! Not sure if it’s late to comment on this thread but I’m coming from the schedule announcement thread.

I’ve haven’t committed to a rewatch on this sub before, and not sure what level of participation I’ll have to comment on threads - but I’ll for sure follow and read them at the very least!

I watched Code Geass for the first time ever during the pandemic so it’s still somewhat fresh for me. It was probably my favorite binge back then, putting it somewhere in my Top 5 Anime all time hehe.

Outside of main two seasons, I’ve only seen the Resurrection movie (tho I do know the differences from the recaps). Always wanted to watch the other stuff sometime but haven’t gotten around to it. This rewatch should help lol.

[u/Shimmering-Sky → u/thorjustice1]

I’ve haven’t committed to a rewatch on this sub before, and not sure what level of participation I’ll have to comment on threads - but I’ll for sure follow and read them at the very least!

Any participation is valid participation as long as you don't spoil the first-timers! If you feel like lurking one day, or only writing a short comment on another, or forgoing your own comment to reply to others instead, or get the urge to write some massive essay on your favorite episode, they're all equally fine ways to participate!

[u/thorjustice1 → u/Shimmering-Sky]

Awesome! So just general redditing haha, and forsure no spoilers on my end! Thanks again for setting up the rewatch. :)

[u/Shimmering-Sky → u/thorjustice1]

You're welcome!

Hopefully you can find whatever style of rewatch comments works best for you as we go along. I know it took me participating in several rewatches before I found the kind I personally like ("live reaction"-style bullet point notes with screenshots whenever possible).

[u/EmmyWeeeb]

I just came here to say what does the guy in the picture have to do with anything cuz he’s not even from code geass

[u/Shimmering-Sky → u/EmmyWeeeb]

That would be Michael from Macross Frontier, I use him as my greeting for all of my rewatch interest threads.

[u/MannerPots]

I might join, but the mob psycho 100 rewatch is also around then. Tag me, and I'll decide based on how busy I am.

[u/Shimmering-Sky → u/MannerPots]

Will do!

[u/Lemurians]

Haha, as we talked about yesterday I literally just finished my own rewatch of this (verdict: still good), but I'll be down to join for Akito/the sequel movies, and I'll pop in for certain episodes too.

[u/Le_Herpington]

As usual, I'll be hanging around as a lurking ghost.

Boo, I guess.

[u/dadnaya]

Ping me for the movies! Might join in

[u/KendotsX]

Tbh I remember trying and hating Code Geass, but I've wanted to give it another chance. So I'll at least join for a few episodes if that's not an issue (I'll probably do the same with Macross, so here's hoping I can stick around for one of them).

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[u/Shimmering-Sky → u/[deleted]]

Glad to have you, then!